The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-06
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Yesterdays Session If the General
Assembly.
Michael Davits Appesrs-Mr. schiii.
Ing and the Anarchist
Women speak.

the Knights Of Labor were lite
earlier in getting to work this morn.
ing. There had been no night of go.
cisl enjoyment 10 make them lsggsrds. |
There Was an air OF hustle about the |
hotels, bat there was no excitement
and little open talking, and It appears
as ii the preliminary work was well In
hand. The convention was called TO
order at 9:l5 o'clock this morning.
The uDfioished work OF the credentisl
committee was fret taken up. When
the session closed last night the Gre.
dentisls OF only $50 delegates had
been passed upon. 1t 10 understood
the numerous protests were referred
back 10 the credentias CONT ittee for
additional information. The com.
mittee finished Its work aud was
ready to report this morning. II Is
understood that the revised list OF
protests 10 not large, probably four
and perhaps eig.t. 1t Ia quite likely,
however, that the fight over the pro.
tests will be long and bitter. The
protested delegates we're. standing out.
side the convention hall this morning,
and they appeared concerned IS to
the outcome Of their cases. Among
them are O. F. Sieb and G. II. S,hill.
ing, OF district assembly No. "a, of
OhicJgo. John Morrison, of New
York, who 10 working for the rein.
statement Of district assemb y No. 1875,
was also present. He said he was con.
fdent Of reinstatement. Messre.
Manning aud Mshoney, OF district
assembly No. "a, OF Chicago, WAC are
considered the more conservative,
were admitted without delay. In re
gard TO the sction OF the convention o
decision on their case, Mr.. Sieb eaid I:
There seems to be prevAiliI idea
that Schillipg and ! are full n dyed
anarchists and espouse their causs.
This is not so. The reas for our
being denied admission is purely per-
eonal in origin, there being several
from our district who have personal
grudges to wipe out. We de not
espo1se the cause OF the Chicago sn.
archists, neither do we 'hink the
principle Of their platform 10 a Just
one, but we do think they have not
had & 4 Dir trial, aud we sek THIS con.
ventlon to pass resolutions OF sympa.
thy and to ask for clemsncy In their
ciae."
Mr.. schillipg said: "Ths case Ia a
difhcult ole to define TO q stranger,
but the fact of our being barred
smouAte to this. IL IL a purely per.
sopal MISTER. There were several
more dogs tran bones, and the does
that did not get bone sre very core.
Tha o the whole thing 10 a nut shell. !"
Michael ID Wits appearance at the con.
ven,ion was the signal for consider
able applause. Daring the m rniI q
session there was much animated d q
cussion la the hall, and the hoarBe
voices Of the delegates could be heard
sfangling out in the hallwaya. srv
eral women delegates arrived about /
o'clock, among. them Mrs. ioD, OF
Washington, appointed by tie chair.
man at the Richmond convention
NJthing Tangible could be learned Of
the proceedings further than tina,
there was q quarrel over the fling Of
credentials, AID that some per- onsllty
was INDUCED In.
During the morning Michael
DAvitt was introduced. He
addressed the assembly A,
some Length, referring TO the stru xele
OF the ldsh for home rule and ex.
preesipg he beii, that the sympathies
Of the workinRmen Of America were
with the people Of Ireland. At the
conclusion OF Mr.. Davitt's speech, Mr.,
Pov derly introduced resolutions
which were received with enthusiasm
EXPRESSING hearty sympa by for the
Irish peope and condrmning the OBJ.
pressive laws by which Ireland IL gov
erned and the coercivs scls OF the
Engiish government. After the read
ing OF the retolu ions fye-miuule ed
dresses were made by delegates, oil
favorable 10 the adoption Of the iese.
lutions.
Mias Severance, q very popular lady
/
America, as far as she could s.e, were
under jnet aoont a. strong yoke %
those Of Ireland. Sire s,id the Judges
OF the bench, the ministers In tIs pal
pitt, the BAN RS aud tue monopolisB
we're endeayOripg with all their might
10 DOM the American working
woman and keep her down.
Mr.. Powderly then arc o and sald
he wiehed 10 hear from roms OF those
representing large coniiDsena that
little bad been heard OF. lie called
upon sister Hollingssortb, q sterlip z
representative Of the south, who ssio
che represented tie colored women Of
the vast country beyond our fouthern
boundary. Her people had once sui.
Tered from the Calling yoke OF slavery,
bat she did not think that even iha,
ytkawss 40 bitter 20 that which held
the heads Of o people Of Ireland,
and that tbs Teople OF this country
wers not a. free ~ they might be.
Brother Mitchell (colored) said that
the eolopd people felt that John
Browne soul "a, immortal, and that
John b Own Of the Irish race W ud
40 down 10 posteri'y a. marytr
John Lsbadis, q dstceu dan, ~ tho
grand race OF Caippswas, from Michl.
ssn, said he represented a. q knight
Of Labor q race that were now lev In
number, an American In the fdl
senee 81 the worJ, who, before Heights
OF Labor we're thought OF, and but
four generations ago, were screamiog
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